[Leica] IMG: From Waaaaay Back

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Douglas. I have two alto saxophones and a clarinet, but neither the lip, finger flexibility or hearing to make it worthwhile to get them back in playing condition.  I last installed Tonex pads in the clarinet when I was in high school.

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> On Mar 9, 2020, at 7:43 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> Good memories Jim, and a fascinating image for your children, grand children and great grand children. However, with an 8x10 print, perhaps it should really be scanned at a good large size - say 3000 pixels across - so that people could see the great detail captured by the large format cameras of the time.
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> Of course, I'm curious as to whether you still have your saxophone, and do you still play it?
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> Douglas
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>> On 09/03/2020 21:59, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Occasionally, I recall photos from a long time ago, and check to see if I still have them in my files.  This one is from the late 1940s, the time of Speed Graphics and large flash bulbs, and was probably shot by Stanley Coumbe, one of my classmates who shot for the college paper, The Reflector.  I found a black and white 8x10 glossy stuck between the pages of one of my yearbooks, and scanned it.
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>> This was the first of several college bands I played with, to help with college expenses.  This was about 1948, and there were still a large number of veterans enrolled under the GI Bill. Looking at the group, I think all except two or three were in that category. I'm the fourth guy from the right in the front row. Red Terry, who ran the band at this time, is the bass player.  I think I can name them all, so I'm not senile yet.
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>> The occasion was a Sorority Dance for the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20020430-Collegians+1.JPG.html 
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>> Demand for large, 15-piece bands went away around 1950, when they were replaced by smaller combos with loud amplifiers.
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